Emerging issue -- Equestrian earns a place on women's menu as process for identifying new sports improves Women's sports seeking fast track to championship status Members have much to learn about equestrian Rowing met challenges, became a championship Catalysts of change -- Constituent committees work to ensure progress made, promises kept MOIC's new model tied to satisfactory progress Committee Information Cabinet approves shift in Division I baseball season Committee notices Association-wide -- Women's athletics committee discusses marketing concerns Association-wide -- Swimming to use revised drug-testing procedures Association-wide -- Standards modified for women's pole vault Association-wide -- State legislation relating to student-athletes Association-wide -- Emergence of defensive specialists in men's volleyball an example of why -- The libero rules Association-wide -- Fall injury study reveals upward trends in football, women's soccer Association-wide -- Drug-Testing Q&A Association-wide -- Research Committee proposes stipend for participants Division I -- I-AA football committee notes success of '98 championship Division I -- I-AA athletics directors select 35 academic all-stars in football Division I -- Notes Division I -- Infractions appeal: Gonzaga University Division I -- Infractions appeal: University of Louisville Division I -- Championships notice Division II -- Mitchell to resign as chief of staff, Racy tabbed as successor Division II -- Noncontroversial legislative proposals Division II -- Finding their place -- Division II commissioners fill an important communications role in new structure Division II -- Assumption's Hickey selected to fill Management Council position Division II -- Administrative regulations Division III -- Championships group sets selection-principle guidelines Division III -- Volleyball group determines list of automatic qualifiers Division III -- New Jersey, Wisconsin conferences modify positions on baseball bat issue Legislative assistance Maryland school makes kids' needs a priority with 'KidPins Southwestern University -- Helping with hurricane relief Rollins College -- Collecting toys for kids Preview -- RPIs are excellent data source, but not panacea for championship selection Preview -- Division I Men's Indoor Track Preview -- Division II Men's Indoor Track Preview -- Division III Men's Indoor Track Preview -- Division I Women's Indoor Track Preview -- Division II Women's Indoor Track Preview -- Division III Women's Indoor Track Preview -- Division I Wrestling Preview -- Division II Wrestling Preview -- Division III Wrestling Preview -- National Collegiate Men's and Women's Rifle Preview -- National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Preview -- National Collegiate Men's and Women's Skiing Preview -- Three national broadcasts head selection-show schedule